The Nancy Trapp TCTM Leadership Award is presented to a TCTM member who is nominated by a TCTM Affiliated Group. This person is to be honored for his/her contributions to the improvement of mathematics education at the local and state level. He/she has designed innovative staff development and has promoted the local TCTM Affiliated mathematics council.
Nominations due by November 30 each year
Grants and Scholarships
TCTM awards grants and scholarships each year to promote the advancement of mathematics education across the state of Texas. Members of TCTM are invited to submit applications for the organization’s “Grants for Classroom Innovation” and “CAMT Grants for Classroom Teachers.” Additionally, preservice teachers are eligible to apply for the “Cynthia L. Schneider Mathematics Preservice Teacher Scholarship.
CAMT Grants for Classroom Teachers
TCTM is pleased to offer the “CAMT Grants for Classroom Teachers.” Ten active TCTM members teaching PK-12 mathematics will receive $199 grants to cover CAMT’s early-bird registration fee. Recipients will be selected through a random drawing and are asked to volunteer for at least one two-hour shift during the CAMT conference. This initiative aims to support educators’ professional growth and engagement in the mathematics education community.
Cynthia L. Schneider Mathematics Preservice Teacher Scholarship
Dr. Cynthia Schneider was a research associate at the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Among her years of service to mathematics education, Dr. Schneider served the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics at various times as the President, editor of the Texas Mathematics Teacher, membership chair and webmaster. She also served on the board of the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, as a conference coordinator for the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and as the Houston regional program chair for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Each year, the TCTM Executive Board honors Dr. Schneider's service by recognizing a pre-service teacher who will be pursuing teacher certification with a specialization or teaching field in mathematics.